







The studio felt like she was hard to recognize and worried that by the time the movie hit theaters, fans might not know who she was," says our insider. A rep for the actress said "she was not pursuing this role."
Efron, meanwhile, may be taking over the world with the "High School Musical" franchise, but his youth worked against him for the part of Speed. "During his auditions, Zac never connected to the romantic lead in the reading," says our source. "By the second round, the casting crew didn't feel he was believable as a leading man/hero."





